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Free upgrades for stranded Chinese travellers 03 Feb 2016 - 12:20 pm

A photo made available on 03 February 2016 shows passengers stranded outside the Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, 02 February...

India to expand anti-terrorism cooperation with Brunei: Ansari 03 Feb 2016 - 11:38 am

Vice president Hamid Ansari Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei): India is keen to expand its cooperation with Brunei in combating global terrorism, Vice President...

Ukraine economy minister resigns due to slow pace of reforms 03 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Ukraine Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius KIEV: Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tendered his resignation on Wednesday out of frustration that major government reforms...

Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists 03 Feb 2016 - 11:13 am

Cairo: An Egyptian appeals court overturned on Wednesday death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists accused of killing policemen in a mob attack on their...

Somalia airplane makes emergency landing after blast: police 03 Feb 2016 - 10:51 am

Mogadishu: A blast on a passenger airplane punched a hole in the side of the fuselage soon after take off from the airport...

China expresses 'serious concerns' over planned N Korea rocket launch 03 Feb 2016 - 10:50 am

A man watches a report on North Korea's planned rocket launch as television shows footage of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket launched in 2012...

US says open to patrols with Philippines in waters disputed with China 03 Feb 2016 - 10:36 am

By Karen Lema MANILA: The United States is open to the possibility of joint naval patrols with the Philippines in the South China...

DNA traces found of US Marines killed in helicopter crash off Hawaii 03 Feb 2016 - 10:18 am

File picture for representation only Hawaii: Trace elements of DNA have been discovered from US Marines who died when two helicopters crashed off...

White House warns Congress to not delay Pacific trade deal 03 Feb 2016 - 10:07 am

Washington: The White House warned Congress Wednesday that delaying ratifying a vast trans-Pacific trade deal will cost the US economy. Ahead of the...

Dalai Lama portraits confiscated in China: report 03 Feb 2016 - 10:05 am

Beijing: A Chinese province with a large Tibetan population has ordered shopkeepers to hand in portraits of the Dalai Lama, state-run media said...

Japan says will destroy NKorea missile if threat to territory 03 Feb 2016 - 10:03 am

Tokyo: Japan said Wednesday it would destroy a North Korean missile if it threatened to fall on its territory, after Pyongyang announced it...

Saudi court commutes Palestinian poet's death sentence to jail, lashes: Lawyer 03 Feb 2016 - 10:01 am

General court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia DUBAI: A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet on charges of apostasy ...

End to Schengen deal would cost Europe $120 bln: French adviser 03 Feb 2016 - 09:45 am

PARIS: A permanent return to frontier controls in Europe would cost countries in the Schengen open-borders area about 110 billion euros ($120 billion)...

PIA flights cancelled due to strike 03 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

Islamabad: All domestic and international flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled on Wednesday as the employees' strike to protest the carrier's...

IIT-Bombay develops satellite-based fog monitoring system 03 Feb 2016 - 09:34 am

By KS Jayaraman Bengaluru: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) have developed a satellite-based fog monitoring system with the ultimate goal...

Obama makes first trip to US mosque 03 Feb 2016 - 09:12 am

Washington: Seven years into his presidency, Barack Obama will make his first trip to an American mosque on Wednesday, offering a symbolic rebuttal...